HOPE THIS HELPS,GO TO NAPA AND GET A 20.00 BLOCK TESTER AND CHECK IF IT PASSES,IF YOUR HEAD SURFACE WAS NOT MACHINED OR DONE CORECTLY YOU MAY DEVELOPE A HEAD GASKET LEAK FROM THE CYL TO COOLANT PORT ,THESE CAN BE SMALL AND CAUSE SLOW CREEP OF TEMP ,OIL PORT IS CLOSE BUY CAUSING FUEL CONTAMINATION OF OIL ,THINING IT DOWN AND TEMOP CAN THIN ALSO ,DEPENDING WHAT OIL YOU ARE RUNNING ,A GOOD 10-30 IS THE BEST FOR SBC'S THAT ARE HOPPED UP AND RUN WARMER THAN STOCK,ALSO IF YOU CANGED YOUR DIP STICK OR HAVE SLOW OIL RETURN YOU CAN CAUSE TEMP CREEP DUE TO LACK OF OIL IN PAN,AND A BLACKMAX ELEC FAN IS THE WAY TO GO THEY WILL OUTPERFORM ANY FLEX FAN ON THE ROAD AND BLOW THEM AWAY IN TRAFFIC ,HOPE THIS HELPS IF UI CAN HELP IN ANYWAY LET ME KNOW SHAYNE mpcr
